Stabbing leads to cross-county capture

A suspect wanted for stabbing a victim on Interstate 95 in Flagler County was caught Sunday night with the help of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.

St. Johns Sheriff Deputy Greg Suchy said the suspect, Francisco Ordonez, 31, of Naples, fled the scene in Flagler County and headed north on I-95, turning off at the State Road 207 exit. He then left his car, according to Suchy. Law enforcement began a search of the area and a St. Johns deputy found a man on Wildwood Drive with blood on him, Suchy said.

The St. Johns Sheriff Office had been alerted by Flagler County of the stabbing and St. Johns deputies had planned to deploy spike sticks along a part of the northbound lane of I-95, but they weren't needed, Suchy said.

Spike sticks are used by law enforcement to disable fleeing vehicles.

Debra Johnson, Flagler County Sheriff's Office public information officer, said the victim was stabbed multiple times.

As of 9 p.m. Sunday, Johnson said the right northbound lane at the Palm Coast exit would be closed for several hours so the Florida Department of Law Enforcement could gather evidence from the scene of the stabbing.

Johnson said the victim was in critical condition and was first taken to Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast but was later flown by air ambulance to Shands Jacksonville hospital.